By Praful Umaretiya
Western Australia’s unique flora faces increasing threats from habitat loss and environmental changes. Tissue culture techniques have emerged as a vital tool for horticulturists and conservationists in propagating rare and vulnerable species, which can be rapidly produced from a limited number of initial specimens.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy David Hancock
This article outlines some of the issues associated with managing the forced transition of a unique business from one site to another and the challenges associated with that project.
It is rare for these circumstances to arise, and this case study can rest not only as a guide to others in a similar situation but also when considering a complete site relocation.… Continue reading
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This mature King Fern planted in the Norfolk Island Botanic Garden is often the only King Fern visitors see, as all wild plants are located in deep, off-track valleys (Image: Black Diamond Images)
Challenges and techniques
By Mark Scott and Sara Freeland
The King Fern (Ptisana salicina) is a species native to the subtropical rainforests of the South Pacific, including Norfolk Island. It’s one of the largest ferns in the world, with fronds that can reach up to several metres in length, and thrives in cool, moist environments, typically along streams and in shaded valleys.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Dermot Molloy
International Plant Propagators Society board members David Hancock, from Natural Area Nursery, WA, and Dermot Molloy from the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria organised a field trip to Mauritius to assist nurseries with plant propagation and production. We also organised to attend the IPPS International conference in Stellenbosch, South Africa.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Lisa Wightwick
Plant propagation is fostered by a vision of potential. We may only be involved at the very beginning of a plant’s journey, but we look towards the future with the hope they flourish and have a positive impact on the world around them.… Continue reading
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After a healthy lunch at Parkers Place and a grafting demonstration by Des Boorman, delegates group together for a photo
By Karen Smith
For the 52nd year, propagators from Australia and overseas came together to ‘Seek and Share’ knowledge of propagation in all its forms. I congratulate the organisers of the International Plant Propagators (IPPS) Conference, “A Breath of Fresh Air,’ held in Ballina NSW for presenting an excellent venue and a most informative program.… Continue reading
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Colour, floral form and size are common breeding traits focused on by cyclamen breeders (Image: John Fitzsimmons)
By John Fitzsimmons
Next time you see, seek or get offered a new greenlife development, spare a thought for the time, expertise and effort that went into delivering that innovation. It could have been up to a decade or more!
At this point in time many people in our world anticipate rapid, even instant, responses to needs and wants.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Stephanie Hastie
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of the International Plant Propagator’s Society (IPPS) and through their exchange program, I had the extraordinary opportunity last year to embark on a horticultural adventure that spanned continents. This scholarship took me on a journey of discovery through South Africa, a land of unparalleled botanical diversity, which beckons horticultural enthusiasts with its vast array of endemic plant species and breathtaking landscapes. … Continue reading
Read MoreBy Amanda Shade
The Kings Park and Botanic Garden nursery was established in 1962, several years prior to the opening of the Western Australian Botanic Garden (WABG). We grow roughly 50-60,000 plants annually for display in our many differently-themed collections within the WABG and wider parkland areas.… Continue reading
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Advanced Wollemi Pines ready for transplanting from cutting propagation (image supplied by Matt Coulter)
By Matt Coulter
Wollemia nobilis is listed by the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) as a critically endangered tree species. The species is commonly known as Wollemi Pine and is, in fact, not a pine but a member of a 200-million-year-old plant family, the Araucariaceae, predominately a southern hemisphere plant family that includes Araucaria, Agathis, and the monotypic genus Wollemia.… Continue reading
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